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List:       fvwm
Subject:    Re: FVWM: Session management.
From:       Didier Spaier <didier () slint ! fr>
Date:       2017-10-06 8:30:12
Message-ID: 0de17093-8b2a-a34f-7d74-213576a2639d () slint ! fr
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Le 02/10/2017 à 15:59, Thomas Adam a écrit :
> All in all, there's no session manager support in WindowMaker, but it tries
> its best to do whatever it can internally.
Yes, adn I was not looking for something better. 
>> If the user have to interrupt her work and wants to get it back in
>> the same state later, she can click Save Session then leave, either with
>> Quit (stopping FVWM and X) or through an external logout feature (in 
>> Slint lxlogout for LXDE, wm-logout for the WMs used standalone.)
> 
> I understand what Session Management is.

I never had a doubt about that ;)

I only wrote the above paragraph to make clear what I wished for all
people reading this thread (and also for myself, to be honest).

>> On the other hand, if you choose not to (re)develop this feature I'd
>> suggest to edit the man page, as reading it made me think that session
>> management was still available as described above. Maybe I just
>> misunderstood this man pages as English is not my native language, but
>> I guess and hope that I am not the only user in this category.
> 
> You're the only one to ask in all these years.  I'll take a look later on to
> see if I think there's anything worth changing.

I think it would save time for users to clearly know what can and what
can not do FVWM with respect to session management. But I understand
that edit this man page also takes time and that you have to set
priorities.

> I hope my explanations here help you understand the situation with FVWM, and
> why it's perceived to be working in other window managers (but is still
> fundamentally broken).

I am not sure to understand all the technical details because of my lack
of knowledge. Anyway, thanks Thomas for having taken the time to answer
my request and for providing one of the best, and in some respects the
best, window manager.

Cheers,

Didier

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